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Philip  M.  Lewis
Associate
Memphis
P:(901) 543-5967
F:(866) 768-0737

Education
New York University - LL.M., 2008
Vanderbilt University - J.D., 2007
Rhodes College - M. Acc., 2004
Southern Methodist University - B.B.A., 2002

Bar Admissions
Tennessee

Memberships
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts

Honors & Distinctions
Certified Public Accountant
Order of the Coif
Vanderbilt Scholastic Excellence Awards in Corporate Taxation and Estate Taxation and Planning



Philip M. Lewis is an associate in the firm's Tax and Corporate and Securities Practice Areas and practices primarily in the areas of partnership and corporate taxation, including the taxation of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and regulated investment companies (RICs). He regularly represents corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies in connection with taxable and tax-deferred acquisitions, dispositions, securities offerings, mergers and restructurings.

Philip routinely advises publicly-traded and non-traded REITs, as well as underwriters, on a number of REIT issues, including the formation of UPREITs, mergers and acquisitions, REIT conversions, roll-up transactions, initial public offerings, follow-on offerings and continuous offerings. In addition, Philip has experience representing business development companies (BDCs) and underwriters in connection with a variety of matters, including roll-up transactions, initial public offerings, follow-on offerings and continuous offerings.

Philip is a certified public accountant and is a member of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) and the firm’s transactional tax specialty subgroup.